summer league

The Celtics beat Philadelphia, 85-76, in an entertaining Summer League game on Sunday night, as four players combined for 74 points. Boston scoring was led by Terry Rozier with 22 points and 5 assists, and R.J. Hunter’s 21 points. Jordan Mickey was the Celts’ most effective player, posting 16 points and 11 rebounds while blocking [...]

The first 5 minutes of this game between the Celtics and the Sixers was quintessential Summer League: in other words, it sucked. Score 3-1, Boston, with combined 1-16 shooting. Then it actually got worse for the Celtics, as they lost to Philadelphia, 76-62, and are now 0-2 in the Utah Summer League. Here is actual [...]

The Celtics have left Las Vegas and so have I. It was a pretty good trip for everyone, as many of the Celtics came away from the week with something positive. Here, in case you missed any of the coverage, is a wrap up of the week. First and foremost, I want to thank the [...]

Dionte Christmas continues to make an impression at Summer League. And before you accuse me of just being a guy that falls in love with summer players, just know that I’m not alone. “A lot of overseas teams contacting me and throwing out some crazy numbers,” Christmas said after yesterday’s game. “They’re making it [...]

Jonathan GIbson is definitely trying to get noticed. Gibson’s game has been a pleasant surprise, but the real shocker is his choice in footwear. Gibson took to the summer league courts in a yellow, blue, and red pair of the Nike Hyperdunk 2011. The shoes stood out so much that broadcaster Rick Kamla commented on [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. The 24-year-old guard is rather unflappable. It’s maybe his strongest trait, even beyond his shooting prowess and evolving point guard skills. This is a monster summer for [...]

The Celtics were scuffling along in typical summer league fashion. They were down by 17 to the Brooklyn Nets… … until undrafted rookie Jonathan Gibson took over. Gibson dropped 17 points off the bench and led the Celtics to a 30-14 fourth quarter and 82-73 Celtics win. Gibson is a 6’1″ guard out of New [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. 1. The rookies: Summer league offers our first glimpse of the league’s freshest batch of players going against other NBA-caliber talent. While we always caution against reading [...]

The C's just announced, officially, the signing of 7 foot center Semih Erden. The signing was held up by buyout issues with his Turkish team. He'll make somewhere around $500,000… but I'm not sure how much of it is guaranteed, but it's a drop in the bucket for the C's as they look for a [...]

The Herald posted the roster along with some explanation of who some of these guys are. Semih Erden will come come in from Turkey… where he's been tucked away since being picked late in the draft a couple of years ago. His biggest skill as far as I know is not being small. Other than [...]